Thermal load based automatic valve arrangement and method

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PATENT NO 10557328
APP PUB NO 20180128078A1
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15347680

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A thermal load based automatic valve arrangement including an actuator responsive to fluid temperature flowing through the arrangement, a closure member operably connected to the actuator, and a seat receptive to the closure member to prevent or restrict fluid flow through the arrangement in a first direction when actuated while still allowing fluid flow in a second direction. A method for controlling steam movement in a production string of a SAGD (Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage) installation including sensing with an actuator, temperature of fluid moving through a valve arrangement, automatically adjusting the valve arrangement pursuant to thermal load on the actuator.

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BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED2929 ALLEN PARKWAY SUITE 2100 HOUSTON TX 77019-2118

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Castillo, Jose Rafael Gonzalez Fulshear, US 2 11

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